Time Regression

What was a god?

Was it unparalleled power, omniscient and omnipotent wisdom, or an endless lifespan?

There was no precise answer to that question. The god in everyone's heart was different.

Everything about gods came entirely from people's imagination.

Whatever you believed a god to be, that was what he was.

Enri had never seen a so-called god. She had only heard of such beings from her elders. For an ordinary villager like her—

As long as someone appeared before her now and saved them, then no matter what kind of being they were, that was what a god looked like in her heart.

When Enri saw the motionless soldiers before her and heard the sounds coming from the Black Hole behind her, she knew that this was a god—the god in her heart.

Footsteps slowly came from within the Black Hole. Three blurry figures were approaching. Though they gave off no aura at all, they made people feel as if they could barely breathe.

An arm covered in black scales stretched out first, followed by a Human Form figure. It looked very similar to a human.

But judging from the dragon horns on its head and the black scales covering its body, the soldiers could be certain it was not human.

"A dragon? Or a Dragonoid?"

Unable to move, the soldier stared at the figure in terror. No matter which one it was, it was not something a lowly soldier like him could deal with.

Even the weakest Dragonoid possessed strength close to the Hero Realm. No creature associated with dragons could possibly be weak.

Moreover, it looked even more terrifying than he had imagined. Its strength was at least Hero-class. As for whether it was in the Mythical Realm... he did not dare to imagine it.

It held a blade like a row of fangs. The soldier vaguely seemed to hear the mournful cries of giant dragons coming from it. He saw a Sea of Corpses and Blood, and amid countless dragon corpses, a sword stood quietly embedded there.

His mind instantly collapsed, but at the last moment, a mysterious power blocked the illusion and pulled him back from the brink of death.

Unlike the terrified soldier, Enri and her younger sister were not afraid. Instead, they looked at the figure before them with worship in their eyes.

She did not find him frightening. At that moment, in her eyes, he looked exactly as a god ought to look.

Enri's younger sister, whom she had been carrying with her eyes closed, also opened her eyes and secretly observed him.

Dragons had always been known as perfect creatures, possessing an absolute attraction to any member of the opposite sex. It was an instinct inherent to life itself, a yearning for perfect lifeforms.

Those who feared them would become even more terrified. It was not merely emotional fear, but the subconscious influence of their instincts. Yet those who already held favorable feelings toward them would find them increasingly familiar.

After the horned figure emerged, he looked at the three of them and did nothing, merely offering them a faint smile.

The Black Hole did not disappear. It seemed that more unknown beings were about to emerge from it.

Two figures appeared. One held a scepter, while the other looked terribly distorted, giving off an eerie feeling, as though it had no bones.

"Naiyuan, you were too fast."

A dignified voice rang in the ears of the three. A huge scepter emerged, yet the hand holding it was a skeletal hand. The pale bones were spotless, like a work of art.

Two blood-red lights burned within its eye sockets. It wore a magnificent mage's robe, and though there was not a shred of flesh on its body, it moved without any hindrance.

Its entire body looked like a humanoid skeleton, exuding a terrifying pressure.

"All right, Momonga. We've been observing for so long already. It's fine."

A purple figure walked out and looked at the things before it.

The purple figure had a Human Form exterior, but its entire body was made of slime. It had no facial features or expressions. A drop of slime occasionally fell from its body, instantly piercing through the ground and leaving tiny holes behind.

Resting his slime arm against Momonga, Herohero said with a smile, "Momonga, you were the one who said we should be the most cautious."

Momonga looked at him helplessly.

"Isn't everything fine? Momonga and Herohero, it's time to deal with the matter in front of us."

Naiyuan looked at the two of them, signaling that it was time to get to work.

"We can also investigate information about this world while we're at it."

Momonga nodded. He looked at the three people before him, then finally set his gaze on the soldier, who was staring at them in terror.

"Herohero, can you extract it?"

"In theory, it shouldn't be a problem, but I haven't actually tested it, so I can't be completely sure."

"It's fine. At worst, we can just catch another one. There are plenty of test subjects anyway."

Naiyuan looked at the uncertain Herohero and spoke indifferently. There were plenty of test subjects, so there was no need to worry. If one broke, they could simply replace it.

"That's true. Then I'll begin."

After hearing Naiyuan's words, Herohero nodded and walked toward the soldier.

Naiyuan, who had been preparing to watch the show from the side, glanced at Enri. Noticing the enormous wound on her back, he paused for a moment before casting Recovery Magic on her.

Naiyuan and the others thought highly of the girl, so they could not let her die just like that.

[Tenth-Tier Magic: Time Regression]

Naiyuan activated the tenth-tier spell Time Regression. Though he wanted to use healing magic, he did not know any. To him, Time Regression had a similar effect and could count as healing magic anyway. It was all restoration in the end.

As a Dragonoid, his natural regenerative ability was already formidable, so he had learned Passive Skills that enhanced recovery. He had also learned active recovery spells, but they only worked on himself.

His class was Warrior, not a healer. Spells that restored health to multiple people were of little use to him. Those spells covered a large area, but restored too little health. Single-target spells had far greater healing power.

As a result, although a third-tier spell could have solved the problem, Naiyuan could only choose a tenth-tier spell.

A magic circle appeared beneath Enri and her sister, and the effects of Time Regression began to take effect.

The torn parts of their clothing began to mend. The wound on Enri's back rapidly reversed, and under time's interference, the blood began to flow backward. Her pained body instantly returned to normal.

In just a few seconds, both of their bodies had regressed to the time before the soldiers began pursuing them, returning to their original state.

"Lord God!"

Enri stared at everything before her in disbelief. She could feel that the wound on her back had healed, and the soreness in her body had vanished. Even her hairstyle had returned to how it had been.

She looked at Naiyuan with utter worship, becoming even more convinced that he was a god.

"Mm. Just stand to the side with your sister and watch."

"Don't worry about the other villagers. They're fine now."

Seeing Enri's shining eyes, Naiyuan smiled gently. He had no objection to being called a god. After all, in this world, he could indeed be considered one.

The soldiers in the village had already been restrained by his magic, just like the ones before them. Within Naiyuan's senses, some villagers had already begun attacking the soldiers, who were completely unable to fight back.

Blood debts had to be repaid in blood. Naiyuan had no objection to that. As for the matter of test subjects, he knew the enemy still had a large force, so he was not worried.

"Yes, God."

Hearing that the village was safe, Enri said excitedly. She then took her younger sister, who was curiously watching everything, by the hand. The two of them went behind Naiyuan and stood there obediently.